What is the best book for understanding fluid mechanics?

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For those struggling with fluid mechanics, several recommended books can help clarify the subject. "Mathematics Applied to Continuum Mechanics" by Segel and "Physical Fluid Dynamics" by Tritton are favored for their clear explanations. On the engineering side, "Elementary Fluid Mechanics" is noted for covering essential material effectively. However, "Engineering Fluid Mechanics" by Crowe et al. has been criticized for its lack of explanations and insufficient answers to exercises. "Fluid Mechanics" by Frank M. White is also highlighted as a strong undergraduate resource.
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I'm feeling a lot of difficulty in studying fluid mechanics..
can anybody please kindly suggest me a good book for "fluid mechanics" either in the form of e-book or a hand book (or both) which explains basic principles explicitly..
 
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There's a lot of options out there: engineering type books, or physics type books. My favorite is "mathematics applied to continuum mechanics" by Segel or Tritton's book "Physical Fluid Dynamics". On the engineering side, there's a lot of books along the lines of "Elementary Fluid Mechanics" (I have several) that cover the same material. Hit the library and see what strikes your fancy.
 
a pre- engineering level book will be appreciable
thanks for messeging
 
I've been working my way through fluid mechanics using 'Crowe, CT, Roberson, JA & Elgar, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 9th ed.' the text is making life a lot harder then it needs to be. It offers very little explanation, hundreds of questions per topic, without providing answers for half. Steer clear, unfortunately it's the one required for my course.

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"Fluid Mechanics" by Frank M. White is an excellent undergraduate book.
 

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